Grassroots

Grassroots

At NatWest, we're always striving to ensure that our sponsorship of English cricket benefits the grass roots as well as the elite.

Our activities include NatWest CricketForce, the NatWest OSCAs and Inter Cricket. We also run NatWest Speed Stars, a competition to find the fast bowlers of the future.

Quick facts

  • 80,000 volunteers from 1149 clubs took part in NatWest CricketForce in 2007. This year's event will take place in April.
  • The NatWest OSCAs (Outstanding Service to Cricket Awards) reward the unsung heroes of domestic cricket.
  • More than 10,000 children regularly take part in the NatWest Inter Cricket Indoor League.
  • In the six years of NatWest Speed Stars, hundreds of aspiring pace bowlers have been given the chance to show their skills to ECB coaches.